Flying-machine.



E. P. VINCENT.

FLYING MACHINE. APPLIOATIONIILED MAR. 2, 1911.

1,005,120. Patented 0013,1911.

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FLYIN Cir-MACHINE.

incense. Original application filed May specification of Letters Patent.

1911. Serial No. 611,876.

lb all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, ERNEST P. Vmonnr, formerly a subject of theKing oit' Denmark, end now about to become-a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flying-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawin My invention relates to improvements in aeronautical devices and has particular ref ercnce to an aeroplane having a rear control comprising surface or surfaces adjustable upon vertical and horizontal This application is a division of my. former application Serial No. 56%,008 in which one form of the invention is disclosedin combination with a triplane type of aeroplane.

In the accompanying drawings, I hays illustrated in l igurc i in front elevation control app 'atus embodying 2 is a sii'uilar apparatus with part work broken away.

Referring now to Fig. l, 3 is an outer framework which may be secured to the machine in any suitable manne and is provided with the main surface t which is prefcralalv given a slight curvature as shown and which may be hinged to the outer framework 3 at H as shown. 5 and 6 are an application side View of a. of the frame frames provided with vertical pivots or hmtrings 7 upon which they may be rotated and 1'5 and 9 are surfaces mounted within the frames and 6 upon the horizontal bear ings thereby making it possible to turn the sin-faces S and 9 upon both vertical. and horizontal axes. For this purpose the surfaces 8 and t) are picfeiabl v connected to each other by the bars 11 and it as shown and are also connected. to each other and to the frames by the cables-12 and preferahly securrd to opposite faces of the surfaces 8 and U and to the frames and 6 as shown. The frames 5 and 6 are also secured by the'cable or pull rope 12 so that it will be seen that as the pull rope 12 is drawn in either direction, the surfaces 8 and 9 are rotated upon the vertical axis of the frames 5 and 6 and are simultaneously tilted upon the horizontal axes 10 within the same. This is accomplished by the bar 11 which is secured to the surfaces 8 and 9 and by the cable 12 which is also secured to thebar l1 and to the frames 5 and 6 as shown.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2, 13 and let represent the part of the framework connecting the control apparatus to the main structure of the flying machine. In this modification a single controlling surface 15 is shown provided with the outer circular frame 16 pivotally mounted with in the rectangular frame 17 secured to the framework 13-1 l, the pull rope 1;. being secured to the: outer circular frame l6 as shown at 20,; the same passing throuph. the

tubing .19 attached to the frame 17. The

rectangular frame 12!" is also provided with another piece of curved: tubing at 21. w rich serves as a bearingfor the cord 22 connected at 23 to the surface-15 and at 24; to the Ollie]? frame 16, the surface 15 having its horizontal bearings at and 2Gin-the outer circular frame 16 and the outer circular frame having its vertical frame at 27 and 9.8 in the rectangular frame 17 and framework ].3--1l. From this it will be seen that as the pull rope 18. is operated the surface 15 is rotated upon its vertical axis and automatically simultaneously rotates upon. its horizontal axis in. the same manner as that pr0- vided for in the construction illustrated in Fig. 1. i

(if course it will be undcrstoodthat v'arious other modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the claims.

I claim:

1. In an aeroplane, a rudder comprising a vertical frame mounted transversely of the machine, a pair of vertical frames mounted uponvertical so as to rotate within. said. first mentioned frame, and a pair of surfaces mounted upon horizontal axes within said last mentioned frames.

2. In an aeroplane, a rudder comprising a vertical frame mounted transversely of the machine, a pair of vertical frames mounted upon vertical axes so as to rotate within said lirstnientioned frame, and a pair of surfaces mounted upon horizontal axes within said last mentioned frames, in combination with a-horizontal surface.

3. In an aeroplane, a rudder comprising Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

28, 1910, Serial No. 564,008. Divided and this application filed March 2,

tates upon said. vertiealand said horizontal axls.

4. In an aeroplane, a'rudder comprising a vertical frame mounted transversely of the machine, a vertical frame mounted 'upon a vertical axis so as to rotate Within said first mentioned frame, and a surface mounted upon a horizontal axis Within said last mentioned frame, and means in combination therewith whereby said surface rotates upon said. vertical and said horizontal axis, and a horizontal surface secured upon a horizontal axis to said transverse vertical frame.

5. In an aeroplane, a rudder comprising a vertical frame mounted transversely of the machine, a vertical frame mounted upon a vertical axis so as to rotate within said first mentioned frame, and a surface mount ed upon a horizontal axis Within said last mentioned frame, and means in combination therewith whereby said surface rotates upon said vertical and said horizontal axis, and a horizontal surface. which may be rotated upon a horizontal axis.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

- ERNEST PETER VINCENT. W'itnesses LOUISE Ennnunn, THOMAS A. I'IILL. 

